Day 3

Day 3

June 22, 2008
Current Location: Hope, B.C

Yesterday we traveled from Chilliwack to Hope. We took primarily back roads to avoid driving on HWY 1. The trip out of Chilliwack was really nice. It was the first day that Brett and Vanessa were riding their own separate road bikes. Prior to that, they were sharing a massive tandem bike. This was so that Brett could rest his sore knee a bit more. Due to the sheer size of the tandem bike and Brett only using one leg to peddle, it resulted in a slower speed. After the two of them started to use their road bikes, we began to pick up the pace a bit. We ended up traveling a pretty decent distance considering the fact that we started around 1:30pm.

On our way out of Hope we had some technical difficulties that slowed us down a bit. This seems to be a recurring theme on the trip so far. Brett’s spokes and back time were somehow messed up and we ended up having to stay in Hope longer than we would have liked. We ended up staying in a really nice and rather cheep campground. It was the first time that I’ve ever gone camping in my life. We camped in front of a river. Overall it was a pretty fun experience, better than sleeping in front of a Wal-Mart.